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By Femi Alabi The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has successfully concluded the sale of government securities following the issuance of N1.053 trillion (680 million dollars) in short-term instruments. A statement issued on Sunday night by CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mrs Hakama Sidi, stated that the sale is part of its liquidity management exercise. Sidi said that the apex bank’s N500 billion-offer at the Open Market Operations (OMO) auction was oversubscribed after selling N1.053 trillion, with 79 per cent of the total bids, or the equivalent of 530 million dollars coming from foreign investors. The auction was…

By Femi Alabi Some residents of Lagos have decried the non-implementation of the state government’s free antenatal and child delivery services at some General Hospitals and Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in the state. The residents spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. NAN reports that Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, had, during a media chat on Feb. 22, announced sweeping interventions that the state would be implementing to reduce the effects of the current economic hardship on its citizens. On health, Sanwo-Olu reintroduced a free child delivery programme for expectant…

By Femi Alabi The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL) has sued the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over the issuance of the Central Motor Information System for vehicle owners across the country. The police had in December 2023, unveiled CMRIS as one of the means to help the police have essential details of vehicle owners in its database. In a letter dated January 29, the NBA-SPIDEL Chairman, John Aikpokpo-Martins, and Secretary, Funmi Adeogun, described the issuance of the certificate illegal and issued a seven-day ultimatum on the IG to discontinue…

By Halimah Olamide There was confusion in the Gwagwa area of Abuja on Monday as residents looted a truck carrying bags of foodstuffs. Hundreds of residents were seen carting away bags of grains such as corn and rice the entire area of Dai Dai market was thrown into melee. One of those who carted a way a bag of corn was seen in a video telling an interviewer that the food was “palliative”. by the Federal Government which was stored and now going bad. “Hunger is killing everybody,” the young man said in the video. As the looting continued, no…

By Halimah Olamide Mourning wife of the late Ondo state Governor Betty Anyawu-Akeredolu on Monday publicly attacked niece of her late husband Funke Akeredolu-Aruna for publicly showing support for the incumbent Lucky Ayedatiwa ahead of next year’s governorship election. Betty had posted the photo of Funke Akeredolu Aruna on her instagram page saying Betty said, “I am lucky. Behold the face of Aketi’s niece, Funke Akeredolu Aruna, the former deputy chief protocol to Aketi, shamelessly parades as ‘I am lucky’ Bloody serpent! Time will tell if she is truly lucky!” NPO Reports that Akeredolu was buried last month after his…

By Femi Alabi Former Governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari is set to distribute 358 trucks of assorted foodstuff. The Chairman, Publicity Committee of Yari Organisation, Ibrahim Muhammed in a statement said the food items to be distributed are rice, millet, sugar and maize. He said the foodstuff, which was meant to assist people observe the fast of the holy month of Ramadan would be distributed to all regardless of political leaning. According to him, arrangement has been perfected under A A Yari Political Organisation led by Lawal Limana that a total of 17,500 house holds are expected to…

By Femi Alabi The Federal Capital Teritory (FCT) Police Command said that it has arrested 15 suspects in connection with the vandalism of a warehouse belonging to the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCTA) in Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, Josephine Adeh, stated this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. She said two security guards employed by the warehouse management were among the suspects arrested over the vandalism of the warehouse in Tasha area of Abuja. Adeh said 26 bags of maize, five Motorcycles and some vandalised aluminum roofing sheets were recovered from the…

By Femi Alabi Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris has said that fuel subsidy removal has started yielding dividends, noting that over $30 billion foreign direct investments, FDI, had been attracted so far. The Minister made the disclosure over the weekend while chatting with the media in Lagos. He said “because of subsidy removal, Nigeria has attracted over $30billion foreign direct investment in various sectors especially in manufacturing, telecommunications, healthcare, oil and gas among others. These investments are already being realized. “From the data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, the Nigerian economy had grown by 3.46…

By Femi Alabi The Nigerian Army troops have successfully destroyed Idigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) hideout at Ihiteukwa Community in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State. The Director of Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the troops conducted a search in their hideout and recovered three Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), one Toyota Highlander SUV and one Hilux vehicle after overpowering the criminals. He said that other items recovered include eight rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition, six rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition…

By Femi Alabi A member of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS) Salihu Abdulhadi Kankia has been rewarded for his honesty. Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami on X said Kankia randomly picked a bag containing over #100 million in Kankia Local Government of Katsina State and return it to the owner without taking a single kobo. The National Chairman of JIBWIS, Abdullahi Bala Lau in rewarding Kankia for his honesty conferred him with Honesty and Trustworthy Award and Hajj trip. Kankia was also given a car by the Governor…